Silent Light

Vinyl
Artist: 
Dominic Miller
€30,99

Release date: 7 April 2017

Born in Argentina to an American father and Irish mother, guitarist Dominic Miller was raised in the U.S. from age 10 and then educated there and in England. Now he lives in France, though he has toured the globe for the past three decades. Aptly, Silent Light – Miller’s ECM debut, featuring him solo and with percussion accompaniment – has a very international feel, with the Latin influence strong in such pieces as “Baden” (dedicated to Brazilian guitarist-composer Baden Powell). “Le Pont” has an early 20th-century Parisian air, while “Valium” evokes Celtic tunes in the vein of Bert Jansch and “Fields of Gold” is a hushed instrumental take on one of Sting’s best-known ballads. Miller has long been known as Sting’s right-hand man on guitar – and co-writer of the worldwide hit “Shape of My Heart,” among others. Miller has also worked with the likes of Paul Simon, The Chieftains and Plácido Domingo. The guitarist’s playing has prompted praise from Simon, who points out, in a liner note to the album, that Miller “has a beautiful touch, with a fragrance of jazz and English folk.”

 

Dominic Miller - Guitar, Electric Bass

Miles Bould - Percussion, Drums

 

Tracklisting

A1 What You Didn't Say
A2 Urban Waltz
A3 Water 
A4 Baden

B1 En Passant
B2 Angel
B3 Chaos Theory
B4 Fields Of Gold
B5 Tisane
B6 Valium
B7 Le Pont